Beauty at War — Season 1, Episode 17: Episode 17
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 30 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
As SEUNG-LING is leaving the palace soon, HA-TO casts doubts upon BA-CHA’s capability of gathering intelligence. In response to this, BA-CHA says there is still MUK-DO-YEE. Lady YUE-YUET tells SEUNG-LING frankly that she no longer believes worshiping Buddha can keep one safe, so SEUNG-LING tries all her best to comfort her. Knowing perfectly well that SU-LAN is very ambitious, Lady YUE-YUET attempts to use her to prevent Lady YUEN-SAU from being continuously depraved. TUNG-SHING once again uses some excuses to beat up KAT-HOI. MUK-DO-YEE tries to stop TUNG-SHING, who defies her instead. When LAU-FEI is delayed from leaving the palace due to rain, TUNG-SHING leads his subordinates to arrest him on the allegation of having an affair with a lady in the palace. SU-LAN reveals to Lady YUE-YUET in private that there must be something fishy between LAU-FEI and SEUNG-LING.… ...
About Beauty at War
In order to air her grievances towards her elder sister Lady Yue-Yuet, Lady Shun Yuen-Sau spreads rumours of Yue-Yuet in the palace. The ambitious nursing mother Seung-Ling tries to collect evidence against the rumours in exchange for money from others. She soon becomes a trusted follower and a close friend of Lady Yue-Yuet. Meanwhile, the arrival of famous actors Ko Lau-Fei and Wan Tsau-Yin captures the heart of every woman in the palace including the lonely Yuen-Sau, and unintentionally fuels the power struggle between the three ladies in the palace.